WORKSHOP RESOURCES

There is a lot of information to share throughout five sessions. This page provides links to some of the resources we used during the workshop series.

DocsTeach:National Archives database of primary and secondary source documents. There are also accompanying activities that give students an opportunity to interact with documents

Glogster: application that allows users to create interactive, multimedia posters; creative alternative to the traditional poster assignments

National Archives Teaching with Documents:document warehouse where teachers can access primary source documents as well as sample lesson plans

Padlet:application that allows users to create bulletin boards with virtual “sticky notes;” excellent for classroom discussion and collaboration

Poll Everywhere:create polls that students can respond to using a computer or from their cell phones by text message

Prezi:application that helps users create multimedia presentations that are housed online

Quizlet:create quizzes, flashcards and games for instructional purposes

Screencast-o-Matic: application that enables users to share images from their computer and narrate them for an audience

Ted Ed:application that helps you to create a flipped classroom by helping you to create multimedia, interactive lessons that students can complete on their own
ThingLink: application that enables users to use an image to link to other Internet resources or create labels for an image.

ToonDoo:students can create comic strips to demonstrate their understanding of a particular concept

Voki:application that enables users to create avatars that can be enhanced with the user’s voice; voice clips are limited to 6o seconds